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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Kate paying Alex to do for her?

2. What is a papagayo?

3. Why don't leeches cause pain?

4. What kills the first soldier to die?

5. What does a killed person's spirit do to the killer, according to Indian legend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What internal conflict does Alex experience when the kidnappers offer him masato to drink?

2. Who are the People of the Mist?

3. Why are Alex and Nadia not frightened by their encounter with the People of the Mist?

4. How does Omayra Torres plan to persuade the Indians to accept vaccinations?

5. Why does Alex believe that his sister Nicole would agree with Nadia's idea that the Beast should be spoken with?

6. Why are watches and compasses of little use in the Amazon jungle?

7. What causes the kidnappers to become angry with Nadia and how is the problem resolved?

8. What does Nadia learn when she is the first to glimpse the Beast?

9. What response do Nadia and Alex get when they warn adults about the conspiracy to eradicate the Amazon Indians?

10. What unexpected injury does Alex sustain while waiting to be rescued and how does it affect him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What does Nadia mean when she advises Alex that he must learn to "see with his heart?" Does he understand her advice? Does he accomplish it?

Essay Topic 2

Explain what new manners and social etiquette Alex has to learn to get along with those who are native to the Amazon. Tell why these adaptations are important.

Essay Topic 3

Select two of the following characters to describe the difference between what they seemed to be and what they actually were: Omayra Torres, Karakawe, the Beast, or the Rahakanariwa. Use examples from the text to show what gives the initial impression, and how that impression is changed as the story progresses.

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